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TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating the influence of environmental factors on the incidence of renal disease with compositional data analysis using balances
AU - McKinley, Jennifer M.
AU - Mueller, Ute
AU - Atkinson, Peter
AU - Ofterdinger, Ulrich
AU - Jackson, Chloe
AU - Cox, Siobhan F.
AU - Doherty, Rory
AU - Fogarty, Damian
AU - Egozcue, J.J.
AU - Pawlowsky-Glahn, V.
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - This research uses an urban soil geochemistry database of elemental concentration to examine the potential relationship between Standardised Incidence Rates (SIRs) of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) of uncertain aetiology (CKDu), and cumulative low level geogenic and diffuse anthropogenic contamination of soils with PTEs. A compositional data analysis approach was applied to determine the elemental balance(s) of the geochemical data showing the greatest association with CKDu. The research concludes that both anthropogenic and geogenic factors may be contributing influences to explain high incidences of CKDu, up to 12 times greater in some Super Output Areas (SOA) than would be expected for the average population. The role of As, Cr, Cu, Pb, Sb and Mo was highlighted, which may be linked to anthropogenic sources such as historical industrial sources, atmospheric pollution deposition and brake emissions. Geogenic factors were shown to be important in areas with elevated relative concentrations of naturally occurring potentially toxic elements (PTE).
AB - This research uses an urban soil geochemistry database of elemental concentration to examine the potential relationship between Standardised Incidence Rates (SIRs) of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) of uncertain aetiology (CKDu), and cumulative low level geogenic and diffuse anthropogenic contamination of soils with PTEs. A compositional data analysis approach was applied to determine the elemental balance(s) of the geochemical data showing the greatest association with CKDu. The research concludes that both anthropogenic and geogenic factors may be contributing influences to explain high incidences of CKDu, up to 12 times greater in some Super Output Areas (SOA) than would be expected for the average population. The role of As, Cr, Cu, Pb, Sb and Mo was highlighted, which may be linked to anthropogenic sources such as historical industrial sources, atmospheric pollution deposition and brake emissions. Geogenic factors were shown to be important in areas with elevated relative concentrations of naturally occurring potentially toxic elements (PTE).
KW - Geochemistry
KW - chronic kidney disease
KW - uncertain aetiology
U2 - 10.1016/j.acags.2020.100024
DO - 10.1016/j.acags.2020.100024
M3 - Journal article
VL - 6
JO - Applied Computing and Geosciences
JF - Applied Computing and Geosciences
SN - 2590-1974
M1 - 100024
ER -